I wanted to let you know about a bunch of shows this week, starting with tonight, an EARLY SeaweedSway show, featuring Benoit Pioulard and Lazarus at Amnesia (6:30-9:30)! Benoit Pioulard (experimental-folk) is touring through from Portland, OR! Lazarus (soul-psychadelic) is awesome and local. I am excited to hear them play tonight (new music!) and encourage you to make it your first stop of the night. It’s also the first SeaweedSway show at Amnesia, a treasured and favorite venue, so will be a special evening indeed.To further entice you to come, SF Weekly just posted this great interview with Benoit:http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/11/benoit_pioulard_brings_gentle.phpand the show is listed in SF Weekly's 10 things to do under $10 blog, compiled by Emily Savage:http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/11/swedish_metal_from_sista_sekun.phpCome to the show, please!! :)This coming week, please clear your schedule for some more SeaweedSway shows:*Thurs. Nov. 18th RaZor Skyline, Conspiracy of Venus, and Fuzzpod at the Milk Bar (venue switch), co-presented with the Songbird Festival! a neat and unique blend of genres! 7:30 doors/8:30 show starts*Friday Nov. 19th Attic Show and Birthday Party for Mikey Siegel w/ Michael Musika and Indianna Hale / party 8 til it ends / music 8:30-11*Sunday Nov. 21st on the Full Moon: SeaweedSway Showcase w/ Steve Taylor, Damada (jazz trio featuring Dave Mihaly), and Ever Isles at the Make-Out Room. Devotionals' Chasing the Moon episode will be premiered here! woah! this show is filled to the brim w/ musical goodness on the night of the full moon, will you come soak it up*Maybe an Oakland house show Wednesday as well (see below)

blue-green events are SeaweedSway presented or are extra highly recommended.

Fri Nov 12, 20103pm - 6pm Live birthday show on Pirate Cat Radio with Diamond DaveWhere: Pirate Cat Radio Cafe, 21st and Flordia , San Francisco, CADescription: Open Mic Spoken Word Singing Word @ 400 Come one Come all be heardaround the planethttp://www.piratecatradio.comhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148774795169309Fri Nov 12, 20106:30pm - 9:30pm SeaweedSway Presents: Benoit Pioulard and Lazarus at Amnesia ~ Early Show!Where: Amnesia, 853 Valencia St., San Francisco, CADescription:*benoit pioulard* "Pioulard's distinctive process of melding opposites into a unified whole is a raret talent and one that will always be welcomed." -Skyscraper"Pioulard'swork is a remarkably effortless cohabitation between bedroom electronics and wistful songwriting." -The WireRSVP/Invite Friends/Re-Post:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116452351749861and ref=tsSF Weekly great interview with Benoit:http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/11/benoit_pioulard_brings_gentle.phpand the show is listed in SF Weekly's 10 things to do under $10 blog, compiled by Emily Savage:http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2010/11/swedish_metal_from_sista_sekun.phpFri Nov 12, 20108pm - 10:30pmSonya Cotton and David Berkeley at Freight and Salvage!Where: Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CADescription: We're opening the evening, so please come at 8 sharp! Then comes David Berkeley:http://www.DavidBerkeley.com We've got some new songs, and KellyMcFarling will be singing harmonies with us! Freight and Salvage is anall ages venue, get your tickets here:http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionDataand eventId=3059985 We hope to see you there.http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158192360884000Sat Nov 13, 20105 - 10pm SF Arts Quarterly Symposium w/ Live Music from Birds and Batteries, Holy Shit, Passenger and Pilot - FREE!Where: San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St. between taylor and jonesDescription: SFAQ Symposium /The San Francisco Arts Quarterly (SFAQ)http://www.sfaqonline.comThe San Francisco Arts Quarterly (SFAQ) is proud to announce a Symposium in celebration of our third issue.Schedule: Hosted Wine tasting 5-6pm Artesa Winery, 6-7:30 Panel Discussion and Symposium, OPEN Bar 7-10, Live Music 7:30-10RSVP/Tell Friends:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154373181272469and ref=tsSun Nov 14, 20101pm - 10:30pm Club Foot Orchestra (w/ Beth Custer!) plays 3 Classic Silent ScoresWhere: Castro Theatre, San FranciscoDescription: Club Foot Orchestra will perform at the Castro Theatre! We will beperformingSherlock Jr at 1 PM and 4 PM, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at 6PM, and Nosferatu at 8 PM.See http://www.clubfootorchestra.com foronline tickets.RSVP:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176141402402448Sun Nov 14, 20108pm - 11pm Eleanor Murray,Tether Horse, Kacey Johansing and Emily Ritz (yesway!)!!!Where: Kokoro Studio, 682 Geary St, San FranciscoDescription:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175250865818612Sun Nov 14, 20108pm - 11:30pm The Beehavers, Shareef Ali and The Radical Folksonomy and Faster, Faster!Where: Kimo's Bar and Penthouse Lounge, 1351 Polk St. (at Pine), San Francisco,CADescription: A night of raucous yet heartfelt indie rock! The Beehavers serve up their ownbrand of wry melodrama:http://www.myspace.com/drleper Shareef Ali and The RadicalFolksonomy play lyrical indie folk, and willdebut some new material at this show!http://www.shareefali.com Faster,Faster! strikes a balance between trembling vulnerability and boot-stomping clamor. All of the bands have above average looks!http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103470476388626Tue Nov 16, 20109pm - 12am The Beehavers, Ash Reiter, Boy Eats Drum Machine, CArs and TrainsWhere: The Blue MaCaw , 2565 Mission St, San Francisco, CAhttp://www.thebeehavers.comhttp://www.myspace.com/drleper ~~~~ TheBeehavershttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157487487616191Wed Nov 17, 20109pm - 12am Magic Leaves (solo show) w/ Rachel Fannan ( formerly of Sleepy Sun )Where: Van Kleef - Oakland, 1621 Telegraph AveDescription: Magic Mellowness.http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128198320571562Wed Nov 17, 2010* 8-12amReed Turner, Devotionals, and friends Oakland House showat the Ivy Hill House ~ checkhttp://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar for updates ~ ***the date may switch, stay tuned...Thu Nov 18, 20107:30pm - 11:30pm SeaweedSway and the Songbird Fest Present: The RaZor Skyline, Conspiracy of Venus and Fuzzpod at the Milk Bar!Where: Milk Bar, 1840 Haight St., Across from Amoeba Records in Upper Haight; SFDescription: Doors at 7:30 pm, Show Starts at 8:30 pm sharp! Tickets - $10The RaZorSkyline In a world full of bands that find their sound and then go onto put out the same song and album over and over again, The RaZorSkyline reject that formula and strive to bring together disparatemusical influences to create new and original albums over and overagain. They’ve been labelled goth, industrial...Conspiracy of Venus will be showcasing two new songs!Read More/RSVP/Invite Friends/RE-Post:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161597930529661Fri Nov 19, 20108pm - 12am (music from 8:30-11pm)Attic Show w/ Indianna Hale and Michael Musika for Mikey Siegel's Birthday! Where: 843 Hayes St. Apt. C between Webster and Fillmore.Description: Bring $5-10 to support the musicians; there will be delicious drinks for sale, maybe some really good Mikey-made smoothies too, so bring $ for that if you want some... will be a cozy show, bring friends who will be respectful of the space. the first in what might become a monthly series in Mikey's attic.Sun Nov 21, 2010 - FULL MOON!SeaweedSway and Chasing the Moon Present: STEVE TAYLOR, DaMaDa (feat. Dave Mihaly), EVER ISLES, and the premier of Devotionals' Chasing the Moon Episode ~an EARLY show at the Make-Out RoomAddress: 3225 22nd St. between Mission and ValenciaTickets: $7 at the doorVenue:http://makeoutroom.comRSVP on facebook and invite friends please!:http://on.fb.me/Nov21rsvpTime: 7:30 doors. 8-11pm show1st time the SeaweedSway Showcase falls on a full moon, so we're doubling up and releasing a Chasing the Moon episode on the same night!STEVE TAYLORWith a sound steeped in the sunlit tones of Laurel Canyon, the mid 60’s pop and Rand B of the Brill Building, and the lo-fi synths of early prog rock, Oakland resident SteveTaylor makes heartfelt soul music that pushes the envelope of the singer/songwriter genre. A multi-instrumentalist with a surprisingly diverse background, including stints in black gospel churches, avant-garde psych-rock bands, and most recently as the keyboardist in Brushfire Records band Rogue Wave; he layers vintage organs, pianos, analog synthesizers, and dead drums, creating a sound that’s both modern and thoroughly informed by 70’s AM rock.http://stevetaylormusic.comhttp://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2009/11/stevetaylorDAMADAdamada is a true musical child of two cultures, the melodies of china mixed with the improvisations of america. reharmonized chinese songs from folkloric, pop, and eastern opera styles mixed with instrumentation and musical dialogue from american sources and beyond, this is a uniquely accessible, exotic, and fresh take on the cultures bridged by the grand pacific.Band members: a very great singer from mainland china named Lourdana and her husband an amazing guitarist and composer/arranger Marc Schmitz. Dave Mihaly plays drums and Asian percussion. The band is extremely unique, accessible and truly a child of two cultures. Lourdana is incredible and had a fascinating life story.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28YPSiJzAC0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVKuBFVKcZwEVER ISLESSan Francisco based dream folk duo, Kaitlyn Smith and Jeremy Harrishttp://everisles.bandcamp.com/ - stream their new album!DEVOTIONALSPrayers.ruminations...plain existence. Devotionals is only a moniker set to represent the thing we all do upon our awakening. It is a statement of existence, and the rumination on the "how to" of the everyday breathe.The band is Tyson Vogel (Two Gallants), Anton Patzner( Judgment Day), Jeff Blair, and recently has grown to include Andrew Maguire, Emily Ritz, and Lewis Patzner. Based around the guitar compositions of the Tyson, Anton invigorates the space with his inspired form of violin mastery and intuition, Jeff percussive sensitivity and heart. Giving a nod of reverence to what has come before in forms of Rachmaninov to John Fahey, to the unknown echos of the street musician, these songs, in form mostly instrumental, represent only the beat of the heart, and the ache to understand.http://myspace.com/buildingsofhearthttp://facebook.com/devotionalswith your host JEREMY DALMAS!http://theabsurdists.comCHASING THE MOONChasing the Moon is a monthly local music video podcast that is celebrated with a live show and screening of the new episode on the full moon each month. See past episodes and the current one of Thao and Mirah, athttp://chasingthemoon.pdcst.comRSVP/Invite Friends/Re-Post:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16536162349215

Tues Nov 30, 20107:30pm - 11:30pmSeaweedSway Presents: Sonya Cotton, The Red River (pdx), and Ayla Nereo of BeatBeat Whisper @ Viracochahttp://www.braverecs.com/rrpresWed Dec 1, 20109pm - 12am The New Up, M80 Mailbox, bernadette, Crackerjack Highway w-DJ JackFrost!Where: The Independent, 628 Divisadero, San Francisco, CARSVP:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161853533828664Thu Dec 2, 20107pm - 11:30pm SeaweedSway Presents: A Benefit for the Liberation Institute with AnnieBacon's Folk Opera, AudiaFauna, and The Seedy NaturalistsWhere: Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., San Francisco, CADescription: Seaweed Sway Presents a benefit for the Liberation Institute: Annie Bacon’scrowd-funded Folk Opera album release at the Swedish AmericanHall in San FranciscoDecember 2nd With audiafauna (Santa Cruz) and TheSeedy Naturalists Annie Bacon’s FolkOpera – written and composed onthe ukulele, funded by its community via Kickstarter.com,and recordedlive at The Tower Studios in San Francisco's Mission District – is setto release on Thursday December 2nd at the Swedish American Hall, as part of a benefit for the Liberation Institute. RSVP/Invite Friends/Re-Post:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153045478072119and ref=tSat Dec 11, 20107:30pm - 10:30pmMichael Musika and Andrew Bancroft at the Yoga Loft!If you’ve made it this far, here are a few more things I’d like to share:YOGA CLASSES: I am teaching yoga classes weekly on Saturdays and Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday is a Gentle Hatha class from 12:45-2pm and Sunday is a Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm. Each class is only $10! Check outhttp://theloftsf.com and http://seaweedswayyoga.blogspot.com for more details. 321 divisadero st. @ page.SEAN HAYES WEST COAST FALL TOUR: tell your friends! Sean is on tour now! check the dates athttp://seanhayesmusic.com or go to the facebook event page to invite your friends:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130670816978595and ref=tsSUPPORT BETH CUSTER bringing her band to the Republic of Georgia to play "the Grandmother" via KICKSTARTER, 20 days left:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/845972859/beth-custer-ensemble-tours-republic-of-georgia-in-0

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